Are weekends at Union really all that they’re cracked up to be?
The media’s conception of the college experience has become a mythic part of American culture. Weekends at college are supposed to be the best, craziest times of any kid’s life, and in many ways they are. There’s actually time to …→
Tammany Hall Resurrected
From its founding in 1786 until Franklin Roosevelt stripped it of federal patronage in 1933, the Tammany Society dominated New York politics. As the strong arm of the Democrat Party, the organization was notorious for centuries as a corrupt and …→
You’re literally using ‘literally’ wrong
I belong to a generation of exaggerators. Okay, if I am going to be honest, I am a pretty pompous speaker myself. I am often the subject of mockery among my friends. On a team trip to Costa Rica over …→
Can’t we all stop saying ‘bitch’?
Throughout a winter term that was especially dramatic for me, I often heard reiterations of the same word over and over. Bitch. “He apologized for bitching me out,” my friend said about a roommate’s hookup. Several weeks ago, two people …→
In loving memory of Sean Murphy ’13, rest in peace
On March 13, Sean Murphy ‘13 died in a tragic car accident in East Greenbush, N.Y. Murphy, 22, was a senior psychology major at Union. At the time of the accident, Murphy was a passenger in a car driven by …→
Schenectady’s claim to fame: ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’
I still cannot fully grasp that my co-editor and I luckily stumbled upon a weekend long press-junket at the Waldorf Astoria in New York for a screening of The Place Beyond The Pines, a film featuring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, …→
It’s always sunny in Schenectady
On your way up to or from frat row, you may notice that you are walking towards ridiculously bright lights coming from the Bailey Field. Depending on the weather, the brightness may seem magnified, making it appear like the sun …→
After four Concordy-filled years, an Editor-in-Chief says a bittersweet good-bye
As much as I hate to admit it, there is not a single way to start this piece that won’t be cheesy. I had all of these wonderful ideas about how I was going to say goodbye to the Concordy …→
Racial amnesia in a modern America
Passing the Voting Rights Act, which enforced the 15th Amendment, was no small achievement in 1965. Just a year earlier, Congress had approved and President Johnson had signed the Civil Rights Act in the midst of a presidential election campaign. …→
Marred by dust and sweat and blood in the 10 week term arena
Theodore Roosevelt had a lot of advice about work ethic. After all, he knew a bit about it. The man rarely slept, and he drank about a gallon of coffee every day. As his son put it, he was “the …→
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